2014–15 Perth Glory FC season

The 2014–15 Perth Glory FC season was the club's 18th season since its establishment in 1996. They participated in the A-League for the 10th time and the FFA Cup for the first time.

Perth Glory
2014–15 season
Perth Glory training prior to a home game in 2015
ChairmanTony Sage
ManagerKenny Lowe
Stadiumnib Stadium, Perth
A-League7th[nb 1]
A-League Finals SeriesDisqualified[nb 1]
FFA CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Andy Keogh (12)
All: Andy Keogh (17)
Highest home attendance12,271 vs Melbourne Victory
25 January 2015
Lowest home attendance5,821 vs Melbourne City
19 April 2015

Players

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Squad information

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   AUS Danny Vukovic
4 DF   AUS Riley Woodcock
5 MF   AUS Rostyn Griffiths
6 DF   AUS Dino Djulbic
7 MF   NED Youssouf Hersi
8 MF   AUS Ruben Zadkovich
9 FW   IRL Andy Keogh
10 MF   SRB Nebojša Marinković
11 MF   AUS Richard Garcia
13 MF   AUS Diogo Ferreira
14 FW   AUS Chris Harold
15 FW   AUS Jamie Maclaren
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW   BRA Sidnei
18 GK   AUS Jack Duncan
19 DF   AUS Josh Risdon
20 MF   AUS Daniel De Silva (on loan from Roma)
21 DF   AUS Scott Jamieson
23 DF   AUS Michael Thwaite (Captain)
25 MF   AUS Mitchell Oxborrow (Youth)
27 MF   GER Dragan Paljić
28 DF   SVN Denis Kramar (on loan from Getafe B)
30 GK   AUS Jordan Thurtell
31 MF   AUS Jacob Collard (Youth)

Transfers in

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No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
1 GK   Danny Vukovic 29   Vegalta Sendai End of loan Pre-season 2016 Free perthglory.com.au
7 MF   Youssouf Hersi 31 Western Sydney Wanderers Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free perthglory.com.au
6 DF   Dino Djulbic 31   Al Wahda Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free perthglory.com.au
9 FW   Andy Keogh 28   Millwall Transfer Pre-season 2017 footballaustralia.com.au
17 MF   Mitch Nichols 25   Cerezo Osaka Loan Pre-season 2015 Free footballaustralia.com.au
30 GK   Jordan Thurtell 17 FFA Centre of Excellence Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free footballaustralia.com.au
13 MF   Diogo Ferreira 24 Brisbane Roar Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free perthglory.com.au
8 MF   Ruben Zadkovich 28 Newcastle Jets Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free perthglory.com.au
11 MF   Richard Garcia 32   Minnesota United FC Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free perthglory.com.au
25 MF   Mitchell Oxborrow 19 Newcastle Jets Transfer Pre-season 2015 Free perthglory.com.au
27 MF   Dragan Paljić 31   Heracles Injury Replacement Mid-season 2015 a-league.com.au
28 DF   Denis Kramar 23   Getafe B Loan Mid-season 2015 a-league.com.au

Transfers out

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Nat.
Name
Age
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7 MF   Jacob Burns 36 Retired Pre-season footballaustralia.com.au
13 MF   Travis Dodd 34 Retired Pre-season footballaustralia.com.au
14 MF   Steven McGarry 34 Retired Pre-season au.news.yahoo.com/thewest
4 MF   Ryan Edwards 20   Reading End of loan Pre-season Free footballaustralia.com.au
28 FW   Darvydas Šernas 29   Gaziantepspor End of loan Pre-season Free footballaustralia.com.au
11 MF   Adrian Zahra 23   Valletta End of contract Pre-season Free footballaustralia.com.au
9 FW   Shane Smeltz 32 Sydney FC Transfer Pre-season Free footballaustralia.com.au
2 DF   Jack Clisby 22 Melbourne City Transfer Mid-season Free melbournecityfc.com.au
3 DF   Brandon O'Neill 20 Released Mid-season a-league.com.au
26 MF   Harry O'Brien 20 Released Mid-season perthglory.com.au
24 DF   Matthew Davies 20   Pahang Released Mid-season perthglory.com.au
17 MF   Mitch Nichols 25   Cerezo Osaka Loan terminated Mid-season a-league.com.au
22 MF   Cameron Edwards 23   Putrajaya SPA Released Mid-season news.com.au

Technical staff

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Position Name
Manager   Kenny Lowe
Assistant manager   Andrew Ord
Youth Team Manager   Gareth Naven
Goalkeeping coach   Danny Milosevic
Strength & Conditioning Coach   Warren Andrews
Physiotherapist   Chris Hutchinson

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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N Pos. Nat. Name Total A-League FFA Cup
Apps Goals       Apps Goals       Apps Goals      
1 GK   Danny Vukovic 32 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
4 DF   Riley Woodcock 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 MF   Rostyn Griffiths 29 3 9 0 0 24+1 3 8 0 0 4 0 1 0 0
6 DF   Dino Djulbic 31 3 4 0 1 26 3 3 0 1 5 0 1 0 0
7 MF   Youssouf Hersi 11 0 1 0 0 7+1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0
8 MF   Ruben Zadkovich 15 1 4 0 1 8+5 1 4 0 1 1+1 0 0 0 0
9 FW   Andy Keogh 32 17 3 0 0 27 12 3 0 0 5 5 0 0 0
10 MF   Nebojša Marinković 30 10 4 0 0 22+3 5 4 0 0 4+1 5 0 0 0
11 MF   Richard Garcia 30 2 5 0 0 20+5 2 4 0 0 5 0 1 0 0
13 MF   Diogo Ferreira 10 0 1 0 0 2+5 0 0 0 0 2+1 0 1 0 0
14 FW   Chris Harold 19 4 1 0 0 9+8 3 1 0 0 0+2 1 0 0 0
15 FW   Jamie Maclaren 23 10 1 0 0 7+13 9 1 0 0 1+2 1 0 0 0
16 FW   Sidnei 12 1 2 0 0 6+4 1 2 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0
18 GK   Jack Duncan 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF   Josh Risdon 30 1 4 1 0 25 1 4 0 0 4+1 0 0 1 0
20 MF   Daniel De Silva 21 4 1 0 0 13+5 3 1 0 0 2+1 1 0 0 0
21 DF   Scott Jamieson 30 1 4 0 0 24+2 1 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
23 DF   Michael Thwaite 31 0 5 0 0 27 0 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
25 MF   Mitchell Oxborrow 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF   Dragan Paljić 12 0 1 0 0 6+6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF   Denis Kramar 6 1 2 1 0 4+2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK   Jordan Thurtell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF   Jacob Collard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players no longer at the club:
2 DF   Jack Clisby 7 0 2 0 0 1+4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0
3 DF   Brandon O'Neill 5 0 0 0 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0
17 MF   Mitch Nichols 17 0 3 1 0 10+4 0 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 0
22 MF   Cameron Edwards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF   Matthew Davies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF   Harry O'Brien 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pre-season and friendlies

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15 July 2014 Kramer Memorial Cup Inglewood United   1–1
(4–3 p)
  Perth Glory Perth, Australia
18:30 AWST (UTC+08:00) Clarke   11' Report Keogh   28' Stadium: Intiga Stadium
27 July 2014 LFP World Challenge Perth Glory   1–1   Málaga Perth, Australia
15:00 AWST (UTC+08:00) Keogh   56' Report Horta   31' Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Alan Milliner
13 August 2014 Call to Arms Cup Perth Glory   1–2   WA State Team Perth, Australia
19:00 AWST (UTC+08:00) Sidnei   85' Report Solomons   71'
Boi   84'
Stadium: Dalmatinac Park
Attendance: 800
Referee: Adam Fielding
27 August 2014 Cockburn City   0–3   Perth Glory Perth, Australia
19:00 AWST (UTC+08:00) Keogh   45' (pen.), 55'
O'Neill   80'
Stadium: Dalmatinac Park
Referee: David Bruce
31 August 2014 Rockingham City   0–10   Perth Glory Perth, Australia
15:00 AWST (UTC+08:00) Maclaren   5', 20', 23'
Harold   12', 15', 30', 36'
Nichols   41'
Sam   70'
Clarke   80'
Stadium: Lark Hill
4 September 2014 Adelaide United   1–1   Perth Glory Adelaide, Australia
15:00 ACST (UTC+09:30) Cirio   32' Report Thwaite   38' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Referee: Rick Schneider
7 September 2014 Melbourne Victory   3–0   Perth Glory Melbourne, Australia
14:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) Finkler   35'
Berisha   69', 75' (pen.)
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Referee: Shaun Evans
20 September 2014 Todd Harnwell's Testimonial Sorrento   1–5   Perth Glory Perth, Australia
14:00 AWST (UTC+08:00) Vittiglia   80' Edwards   5'
Harold   10', 22'
Knowles   82'
Collard   85'
Stadium: Percy Doyle Reserve
Referee: Mathew Cheeseman
26 September 2014 Melbourne City   2–1   Perth Glory Melbourne, Australia
Koren   15' (pen.)
Dugandzic   62'
Report Maclaren   88' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Competitions

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Overall

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Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
A-League 7th[nb 1] 12 October 2014 25 April 2015
FFA Cup Round of 32 Runners-up 5 August 2014 16 December 2014

A-League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne Victory (C) 27 15 8 4 56 31 +25 53 Qualification for 2016 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Sydney FC 27 14 8 5 52 35 +17 50
3 Adelaide United 27 14 4 9 47 32 +15 46 Qualification for 2016 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and Finals series
4 Wellington Phoenix[a] 27 14 4 9 45 35 +10 46 Qualification for Finals series
5 Melbourne City 27 9 8 10 36 41 −5 35
6 Brisbane Roar 27 10 4 13 42 43 −1 34
7 Perth Glory[b] 27 14 8 5 45 35 +10 50
8 Central Coast Mariners 27 5 8 14 26 50 −24 23
9 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 4 6 17 29 44 −15 18
10 Newcastle Jets 27 3 8 16 23 55 −32 17
Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
  2. ^ Perth Glory disqualified from the Finals series and given a compulsory 7th-place finish due to salary cap violations.[2]


Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
27 14 8 5 45 35  +10 50 8 2 4 29 24  +5 6 6 1 16 11  +5

Last updated: 25 April 2015.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAHAHAHHAAHHAAHHHAAHAHAHAHHA
ResultWWLWWWWDWWWDWLDLDDDDLDWWLWW
Position315411111111111111114442337[nb 1]
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2015. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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12 October 2014 1 Wellington Phoenix   1–2   Perth Glory Wellington
Sunday 17:00 NZDT McGlinchey   73' Report Keogh   32'
Maclaren   86'
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 7,767
Referee: Alan Milliner
19 October 2014 2 Perth Glory   3–2   Brisbane Roar Perth
Sunday 14:00 AWST Keogh   49' (pen.), 74', 90+2' Report Kurtiši   39'
Henrique   55'
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 8,789
Referee: Shaun Evans
26 October 2014 3 Adelaide United   2–0   Perth Glory Adelaide
Sunday 16:30 ACDT Cirio   18'
Mabil   68'
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 11,473
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
1 November 2014 4 Perth Glory   2–1   Newcastle Jets Perth
Saturday 16:30 AWST Maclaren   77', 79' Report Jerónimo   74' Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 8,624
Referee: Ben Williams
9 November 2014 5 Central Coast Mariners   0–1   Perth Glory Gosford
Saturday 17:00 AEDT Report Marinković   43' Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 6,399
Referee: Peter Green
15 November 2014 6 Perth Glory   2–1   Western Sydney Wanderers Perth
Saturday 18:45 AWST Djulbic   9'
Jamieson   78'
Report Sotirio   85' Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 12,166
Referee: Shaun Evans
21 November 2014 7 Perth Glory   2–1   Wellington Phoenix Perth
Friday 18:45 AWST De Silva   2'
Keogh   60'
Report Krishna   84' (pen.) Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 9,233
Referee: Lucien Laverdure
29 November 2014 8 Brisbane Roar   1–1   Perth Glory Brisbane
Saturday 16:00 AEST Henrique   86' Report Djulbic   20' Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 13,043
Referee: Strebre Delovski
4 December 2014 9 Sydney FC   1–2   Perth Glory Sydney
Thursday 19:30 AEDT Smeltz   57' (pen.) Report R. Griffiths   83'
Keogh   87' (pen.)
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 11,280
Referee: Alan Milliner
12 December 2014 10 Perth Glory   2–0   Newcastle Jets Perth
Friday 18:45 AWST Garcia   11'
Marinković   86'
Report Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 9,716
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
20 December 2014 11 Perth Glory   4–1   Central Coast Mariners Perth
Saturday 18:45 AWST Harold   33', 79'
Keogh   35'
De Silva   71'
Report Simon   49' Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 9,660
Referee: Peter Green
26 December 2014 12 Melbourne City   1–1   Perth Glory Melbourne
Saturday 17:30 AEDT Mooy   48' Report Garcia   62' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 9,550
Referee: Alan Milliner
2 January 2015 13 Melbourne Victory   1–2   Perth Glory Geelong
Friday 19:40 AEDT Berisha   58' (pen.) Report Keogh   9'
Harold   16'
Stadium: Simonds Stadium
Attendance: 21,289
Referee: Shaun Evans
5 January 2015 14 Perth Glory   1–2   Adelaide United Perth
Monday 17:00 AWST Marinković   11' Report Goodwin   31'
Jeggo   48'
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 9,699
Referee: Strebre Delovski
25 January 2015 15 Perth Glory   3–3   Melbourne Victory Perth
Sunday 17:00 AWST Keogh   21'
R. Griffiths   78'
Maclaren   89'
Report Ben Khalfallah   18'
Berisha   42'
Barbarouses   57'
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 12,271
Referee: Peter Green
7 February 2015 16 Perth Glory   1–3   Sydney FC Perth
Saturday 19:00 AWST Kramar   73' Report
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 11,637
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
15 February 2015 17 Adelaide United   1–1   Perth Glory Adelaide
Thursday 16:30 ACDT Sánchez   11' Report Marinković   53' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 9,711
Referee: Ben Williams
22 February 2015 18 Melbourne City   0–0   Perth Glory Melbourne
Sunday 17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,486
Referee: Jarred Gillett
28 February 2015 19 Perth Glory   2–2   Brisbane Roar Perth
Saturday 17:00 AWST De Silva   26'
Djulbic   84'
Report Solórzano   59'
McKay   62'
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 10,422
Referee: Ben Williams
7 March 2015 20 Melbourne Victory   1–1   Perth Glory Melbourne
Saturday 19:30 AEDT Georgievski   63' Report Keogh   43' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 22,525
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
14 March 2015 21 Perth Glory   1–2   Wellington Phoenix Perth
Saturday 18:45 AWST Zadkovich   29' Report Krishna   23', 78' Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 9,178
Referee: Chris Beath
22 March 2015 22 Central Coast Mariners   1–1   Perth Glory Gosford
Sunday 15:00 AEDT Montgomery   90+2' Report Maclaren   79' Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 5,338
Referee: Ben Williams
28 March 2015 23 Perth Glory   3–2   Western Sydney Wanderers Perth
Saturday 18:45 AWST Sidnei   55'
R. Griffiths   68'
Risdon   87'
Report Castelen   13'
Bulut   72'
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 9,415
Referee: Stephen Lucas
6 April 2015 24 Newcastle Jets   0–2   Perth Glory Newcastle
Monday 17:00 AEDT Report Keogh   50'
Marinković   84'
Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 4,162
Referee: Peter Green
10 April 2015 25 Perth Glory   0–3   Sydney FC Perth
Friday 19:45 AWST Report Brosque   35', 65'
Ibini   60'
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 7,426
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
19 April 2015 26 Perth Glory   3–1   Melbourne City Perth
Sunday 19:30 AWST Maclaren   42', 65', 87' Report Mooy   52' Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 5,821
Referee: Chris Beath
25 April 2015 27 Western Sydney Wanderers   1–2   Perth Glory Parramatta
Saturday 17:00 AEST Youlley   53' Report Maclaren   17'
Keogh   66'
Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 8,852
Referee: Matthew Conger

FFA Cup

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5 August 2014 Round of 32 Newcastle Jets   0–2   Perth Glory Newcastle
19:30 AEST Report Keogh   20', 88' Stadium: Wanderers Oval
Attendance: 2,877
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
23 September 2014 Round of 16 St Albans Saints   1–4   Perth Glory Melbourne
19:30 AEST McGuffie   68' (pen.) Report Marinković   37', 90+4'
Maclaren   62'
Keogh   72'
Stadium: Knights Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Lucien Laverdure
29 October 2014 Quarter final Perth Glory   4–2 (a.e.t.)   Melbourne Victory Perth
19:00 AWST Keogh   15' (pen.), 82'
De Silva   103'
Marinković   111'
Report Ben Khalfallah   8'
Finkler   90+2'
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 3,899
Referee: Alan Milliner
16 December 2014 Final Adelaide United   1–0   Perth Glory Adelaide
19:00 ACDT Cirio   67' Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 16,142
Referee: Chris Beath

Awards

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c d Perth were disqualified from the Finals series and given a compulsory 7th place finish due to salary cap violations.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Bossi, Dominic (10 April 2015). "Perth Glory fined $269,000 and booted out of A-League finals series for salary cap breaches". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  2. ^ a b "Perth Glory banned from A-League finals". Australian Associated Press. Sports Yahoo (Australia). 10 April 2015. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  3. ^ "NAB Young Footballer of the Year nominee for April". Football Federation Australia. 30 April 2015.
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